On his final visit to Jerusalem, Jesus lamented, “Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the city that kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to it!” (Matt. 23:37). Of course, in the end, Jesus was also killed. But his death is what shames the whole system of “redemptive violence.” We come to realize that in using violence as a means of achieving justice, we are capable of murdering God! The whole evil system is dragged into the light and exposed for what it is.
